Cabinet



J. L. M COSH Feb. 10, 1931.

CABINET 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec, 14

Feb. 10, 1931. J; L MccogH 1,791,736

CABINET Filed Dec. 14, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I Patented Feb. 10, 1931 JAMES L. MccosH, or TULARE, cA rroRmA CABINET Application filed December 14, 1928. -seria1f1v o.;32e,o55.

This invention relates to cabinets and has particular reference to a cabinet for storing and dlsplaylng garments, curtalns, draperies, silks, yard goods or any other fabrlcs or articles of this general character.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a display cabinet which .shall be capable of-receiving a large number of articles in a minimum space and still present a neat appearance therein and each be readily accessible for removal from the cabrnet for display or other purposes.

vAnother object is ,to provide a display cable a neat and attractive order and which shall effectively protect the articles from dust and dirt so that they will always present a fresh and salable appearance. I

A further object is to provide a cabinet of 7 the aforesaid character which shall be attractive in appearance, simple in construction, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the

. invention may be stated to consist inthe various novel'features of construction and arrangement or combination, all of which will 5 v I g 7 supports denoted generally at'23. 'The inner ends of these material supports engage rover be fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the appended claim.

, In the drawings, accompanying. and forming part of this application,

Figure l is'an elevation of a cabinet constructed in accordance with my mventlon;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view therethrough; and Figure 3 is a horizontal sectlonal vlew taken on the line 3-'-3 of Figure 2.

A cabinet embodying my invention comprises a base plate 1 which is preferably fitted with casters 2 to facilitate movement of the cabinet to any desired location. A boss 3 rises from the central portion ofthe baseand is formed with a threaded bore to re ceive a tubular standard 4:. The peripheral edge portion of the base is provided with 45. two annular guides or tracks 5 and 6, each of which is formed with a ballrace 7. Jours nalled in each of these guides or trackslare.

:two segmental sub-base portions 9, each subtendingan arc of slightly more than 90 as shown in Figure 3. Suitable anti-friction bearings 10 are interposed"between the forementloned guides or tracks and thesub-bases,

sothatthelatter'may rotate freely on the base; .Each sub-base extendsupwardlyand outwardlyand is provided at-its upper edge 455 with a groove to receive an arcuatepanel l1 which is preferablyglass so that the goods *will be visiblewhenin the cabinet. f V p v I Fasten'ed to the upper portion of standard 4 by means of a set screw; 1ft" is a co'llar l5 which carries a thrust flbearing 16 :and on which rests a hood denoted generally at-1-7. I

-This hood is substantially circular inplan net in which the articles shall be arranged in view and is formed at its center with adepending and verticallydisposed sleevepor- "tlon 18 that receives thefupper end portion of the standard 4. The lower end portion upwardly as at 20, where it terminatesin, an

V inwardly directedcircular troughj21. The

outer circumferential edge-portion ofthe hood 17 is rolledv downwardly, inwardly and thence upwardly asfat 22' to define a support for .thej'outer ends of a plurality of material" a ring-24 locatedIin-trough 2 1.1 The"de- :tails of the material supports are set forth-so i'nmy;copending'application, Serial-Number 326,054,=fi1ed December 14., 192 and'hence f afdetailed description thereof is deemed'un-- 'ne'c'esary in thisapplication, V-it being sufli- :cient'to statethatthe material supports arei Yd'et'achably connected to the cabinet in-the bove-described manner and eachsupport is providedwithani extensible arm 25 which is adapted to be wholly within-the cabinet, as

shown in Figures 1 and 2, or whichmayj be;;; I extended to a position outside of the cabinet. f

A'cover plate 30 is fastened to the upper end of the standard lby means ofan ornamental screw 31, and is formed at its marginal edge portion with concentric annular;,- 7 grooves 32 to slldably receive the upper edges ofthe aforementioned arcuate panels 11. c

In use, one or moreof the cabinets may be easily moved or arranged in the desired location, to most effectively display the goodsj oo Access is gained tothe cabinet by sliding one or more of the arcuate panels 11 and subbases 9 on the circular tracks in which they are mounted. When storing articles in the cabinet, any desired number of material support-s23 may be placed in the cabinet. That is, if drapery materials are beingstored, it is obvious that considerably more could be placed therein than if heavy garments such e as coats were being stored. Obviously it is desirable that no empty materialsupports be in the cabinet which would detract froml the general appearance of the display, hence the detachable feature of the material. sup-v ports is highly desirable. Having filled the cabinet with articles, it will be noted that each occupies an individual support and v hence any article may beremoved fromthe cabinet without disturbing the others. This is accomplished by sliding back one or-more of the panels 11 to gain access to the particular article, then-pulling outwardly on the support 25, thereby positioning the article outside of the cabinet. If desired the tubular support 25 may be completely removed from the rod on which it, telescopes thereby per-, initting removal and inspection of the article in'a different light while still maintaining it in a display position over the arm 25. i When all of the panels 11 are closed,- the articles are completely protected from dust and dirt so that they will always present a e fresh and salable appearance; Furthermore,

by making the panels 11 of glass, and arrang- I inglthe article in radial positions, they are readily observed even when-protected from dust and unnecessary handling.

WhatI claim is A cabinet comprising a circular base, a standard rising fromysaid base, a stationary cover carried by-said standard of larger diameter than'saidbase, a plurality of subbases journalled on said base and extending upwardly and outwardly to define a diameter substantially equal to said cover, a plurality of panels extending between said cover: and

said sub-bases and carried by said sub-bases,

said sub-bases with their respective panels being movable independently of each other,

:said standardbeing adapted to revolubly 1 carry material supports within saidcabinet.

In testimony whereof'I aflix m signature.

' JAMES L; MCCOSH. 

